11 Reasons NOT to Live on a Cruise Ship… So Why Do I Still Do It?!
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I've been living on cruise ships for the last 10 months and I'm here to tell you all the reasons why you should not live on a cruise ship.
It is not rainbows and butterflies and it is definitely not everyone's perfect dream come true.
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Have you ever dreamed of living full-time on a cruise ship? Before you pack your bags, here are the 11 REAL reasons you should NOT live at sea. In today’s video, I break down the hard truths, hidden challenges, and emotional sacrifices that come with full-time cruise ship living… including the ones nobody talks about. From missing family moments to not having a kitchen — to dealing with endless temptations, inconsistent routines, and being far away when people need you — I’m giving you the full honesty behind this lifestyle. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🛍️ Shop My Cruise Essentials (Amazon Storefront) From cabin must-haves to travel gear I use living full-time on cruise ships — these are my go-to items. → https://www.amazon.com/shop/livingoncruisecontrol (As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💌 Cruise Control Postcards Receive a real handwritten postcard from the cruise ships and ports I visit around the world. Each postcard is hand-selected while I’m exploring a port, personally written, and mailed as part of my journey living full-time on cruise ships. → https://www.jotform.com/form/260955535571060 (Every postcard is unique and designs will vary based on what I find in each destination.) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ But at the end, I also share the real reason I STILL choose to live on a cruise ship, even with all these challenges. If you’re curious about the lifestyle, thinking about retiring at sea, or simply love cruising, this deep-dive is for you. 💙⚓ ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:43 Reason #1: You Can't Have Pets 1:22 Reason #2: Aging Parents 2:15 Reason #3: Grandchildren 2:59 Reason #4: Missing Important Moments 4:09 Reason #5: Healthcare Needs 5:28 Reason #6: Temptations Are Everywhere 7:23 Reason #7: Routine is Not Set 8:20 Reason #8: No Cooking 8:53 Reason #9: Lose Your Freedom 9:57 Reason #10: No Church 11:10 Reason #11: Sales Pitches 11:46 Why I Choose To Live On A Cruise Ship 16:40 Final Message ✨ WHY PEOPLE LOVE WATCHING THIS VIDEO ✔ Real talk about long-term cruise living ✔ Honest pros/cons for anyone considering early retirement at sea ✔ A relatable perspective from someone who actually lives on cruise ships full-time ✔ Motivational message at the end 🌊 WATCH NEXT: What It REALLY Costs to Live Full Time on a Cruise Ship How I Earn Free Cruises With Casino Comps The Truth About Solo Travel on Cruise Ships ⚓ SUBSCRIBE for more: Cruise reviews • Living at sea full-time • Princess Cruises • Travel tips • Retired + Solo cruising • Casino comps 👉 Subscribe to Living on Cruise Control